Natural Resources Management Specialist Iii And Iv - Temporary - Lihue, Kauai

Overview

Recruitment Number 26-0017

The current vacancy is a temporary full-time position with the Department of Land & Natural Resources, Forestry & Wildlife Division. THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 30 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

Level III - $4,961 to $6,043 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)

Level IV - $5,369 to $6,535 per month (SR-22, Step D to I)

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Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

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Employees appointed to temporary positions may also gain membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months. Once you become a member of the civil service, you become eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits afforded to an employee in a permanent position with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

The objective of the State's Natural Area Reserves Management program is to preserve the State's unique natural ecosystems and geologic formations. Natural Area Reserves, Forest Reserves, and Wildlife Sanctuaries encompass diverse ecosystems including forests, wetlands, offshore islands, bogs, grasslands, marine coastal areas, lava flows, coastal dunes and snowy alpine terrain. They support many highly specialized plant and animal species unique to Hawaii.

The Natural Resources Management Specialists (NRMS) are responsible for the development and implementation of operational management plans for natural area reserves and other natural areas that involve a variety of activities to prevent disruption of pristine areas or the degradation of sites, and to recover critically imperiled areas and native ecosystems and species. Such activities include inventory of species and ecosystem conditions;

protection of areas; development and implementation of innovative management prescriptions; monitoring ecosystem and species trends; implementing adaptive management as needed; and designing and implementing educational and scientific projects, programs, and studies.

NRMS III: Positions at this level are independent workers that are assigned projects of average difficulty and complexity, where problems encountered can usually be resolved by direct application of standard guides and procedures; and perform other duties as assigned.

NRMS IV: Positions at this level perform assignments independently and encompass the full range of activities involving the management of natural areas. Scope of responsibility includes the planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating of assigned projects which may involve entire natural areas, or may focus on specific portions of an area. Typical activities include monitoring and managing natural areas, providing consultation to other professionals regarding natural resources management and planning activities;

and providing information and education to groups, individuals, and others regarding natural area management activities, goals, and objectives; and perform other duties as assigned.

Applicants will be placed on the eligible list for ALL levels for which they are qualified.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Legal Authorization To Work Requirement

The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a major in a natural resources field, such as:

• Natural resources management, forestry, wildlife management, or other related resource management majors;
• Botany, zoology, wildlife biology, entomology, or other related natural resource science majors;
• Environmental studies with an area of concentration related to natural resource management.

Specialized Experience

NRMS III: One (1) year and NRMS IV: Two (2) years of progressively responsible professional experience involving any of the following:

• Management, utilization and/or conservation of natural resources - forests, water, wildlife, soils, land, rare species preservation, protected area management, or closely related work;
• Protection of natural resources against fire, disease, insects, weeds, animals, or other depredations;
• Applied research and analysis directly applicable to the development, protection, and management of natural resources; and/or
• Resource planning for the development and management of natural resources.

For the NRMS IV
, at least one (1) year of the Specialized Experience must have been comparable in scope and complexity to the class NRMS III in the State service.

Supervisory Aptitude: For the NRMS IV
, supervisory aptitude…